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Agency Agreement Award

Cherwell District Council

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27 Aug 2026 at 14:28

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cherwell District Council procured an agency agreement for leisure, recreational and sporting services. The arrangement shifts specified services from the existing service model to an agency model, with the appointed supplier acting as the council’s agent. The requirement includes repair and maintenance work connected with sports facilities, alongside the operation or provision of recreational, cultural and sporting services. Delivery covers the United Kingdom. The procurement concerns one completed requirement and is associated with the council’s wider leisure service arrangements. It is relevant to organisations able to manage public leisure services and related sports-facility maintenance on behalf of a local authority, particularly where they can operate under an agency relationship rather than only provide individual maintenance or activity services.

The procurement has been awarded through a completed direct award. Parkwood Leisure Limited was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The recorded award value is £38,019,604 excluding VAT and £47,524,505 including VAT. The award record is marked pending, with signature scheduled by 18 September 2026. The contract period runs from 1 November 2026 to 1 December 2034. The direct award implements a variation that removes specified services from the existing arrangement and awards those services to Parkwood Leisure Limited as agent. The stated rationale is that the agency agreement changes the service delivery model; the procurement is treated as a concession. A possible local-government reorganisation is identified as a risk to future arrangements.

This award demonstrates a substantial, long-term requirement from Cherwell District Council for an operator able to deliver leisure and sporting services while managing associated sports-facility repair and maintenance. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need experience in public-sector leisure operations, facilities management and planned or reactive maintenance, with the organisational capacity to act as the council’s agent. The successful supplier’s scale indicates that the council’s model can suit larger integrated operators rather than businesses offering only a narrow technical service. Relevant capability would include coordinating multiple service elements, managing public-facing recreational provision, maintaining sports assets and working within a local-authority governance and performance framework. Experience transferring services into an agency model would also strengthen a future proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Agency Agreement Award

Notice Description

Agency Agreement Award - This Transparency notice is with regard to a direct award of an Agency Agreement, shifting the current services provided by the supplier to an agency model. The removed services are thus awarded to the supplier to perform as an agent.

Procurement Information

A variation is to be entered into. This variation removes the delivery of specified services, the estimated value of this variation is PS47,524,505. This Transparency notice is with regard to a direct award of an Agency Agreement, shifting the current services provided by the supplier to an agency model. The removed services are thus awarded to the supplier to perform as an agent. A previous Notice was published for this project - ocds-h6vhtk-06e3a6 The supplier is to act as an agent of Cherwell District Council. The value of this direct award is estimated to be PS47,524,505 - the same amount as above. The overall contract still has the same expiry date as the original contract that was put in place.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06edaa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081802-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

92 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

CPV Codes

45212290 - Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities

92000000 - Recreational, cultural and sporting services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£38,019,604 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Nov 2026 - 1 Dec 2034 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Cherwell District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BODICOTE
Postcode
OX15 4AA
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cherwell
Electoral Ward
Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote
Westminster Constituency
Banbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Parkwood Leisure Ltd

Further Information

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